A few years ago I had aspirations of getting into game design. I made a few things, posted them online, and then I gave up when it looked like nothing was coming of it. Now I find I haven't been able to let it go and I'd like to try again; problem is that I'm rudderless after this long.

I used to use Construct 2, Unreal Engine 4, & Adobe Photoshop primarily (still use Photoshop for other things) but naturally I'm out of practice now. I also used to know how to use Autodesk Maya but no way could I afford it at home so I'm even more out of practice for it.

What I mean to ask is, how should I start again? What should I do to start again?

Uncertainty of what I feel like is part of the problem. Now it's been a few years and on a subject I am emotionally invested in so I can't objectively say how big or not I was trying to go; that said, your advice to focus on small projects makes sense and I'll happily take that under advisement.

While I'm not opposed to learning Unity (I am well aware of its popularity after all), I don't see why I couldn't just try to pick up the programs I used to use and re-acquire my skill there; especially given I have a full time job I'm saddled with. I don't know if I'd have the time and/or patience to try a program I'd never touched before.